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Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Health on Tuesday raised concerns over the decline in the country’s health manpower. The committee disclosed that due to the relocation of doctors and nurses from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) to various parts of the world, five wards comprising 150 beds have been shut down. LUTH is Nigeria’s […]
Continue ReadingDietary supplements are substances taken to improve health or wellness by providing adequate amounts of essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and many other ingredients needed by the body. However, they cannot take the place of foods that are critical to a healthy eating routine. Supplements come in the form of pills, capsules, powders, drinks, and […]
Continue ReadingWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new commission on Social Connection, to address loneliness as a pressing health threat, promote social connection as a priority and accelerate the scaling up of solutions in countries of all incomes. The WHO made this known in a press statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. Co-chaired by […]
Continue ReadingThe family of Nigerian comedy star actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has in a new statement, disclosed that one of his legs has been amputated to keep him alive. In the statement shared on the actor’s Instagram page on Monday, it was revealed that the actor had undergone seven successful surgeries, including the amputation […]
Continue ReadingThe ailing Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu has undergone two surgeries. The plumpy actor who had cried out on social media for financial assistance was said to have had successful surgeries. Jazmine Okafor, the actor’s adopted daughter, confirmed this as she shared an update on Ibu’s health via Instagram on […]
Continue ReadingNo doubt, if an unauthorised person gets hold of your phone or tablet, the thief will suddenly have access to everything on your device. While some of your apps will require passwords and multifactor authentication, many apps, like your photos and notes, typically do not. Also, if you don’t log out of your social media […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command has arrested an impostor who parades himself as a gynecologist working with the Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau. The corps public Relations Officer, SC Ikor Oche, on Thursday, October 12, 2023, paraded the suspect identified as Muhammad Naziru Mode, on the charge of impersonation […]
Continue ReadingA young medical doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos State, Nigeria, has died after he reportedly performed a 72-hour surgery without a break at the neurosurgery unit. Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) disclosed this in a letter dated September 19, addressed to LUTH’s chief medical director. The doctors in the letter […]
Continue ReadingBillionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup company, Neuralink has announced that it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may qualify for the study, it said […]
Continue ReadingA mother, Taiwo Olorunmowe, has sought the assistance of public-spirited Nigerians to enable her seven-year-old boy, Marvellous, who is suffering from a rare cancer known as sarcoma, to undergo surgery. According to the National Cancer Institute, Sarcoma is a rare cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues, including fat, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, […]
Continue ReadingDo you know that drinking water a couple of hours before bedtime is necessary to keep you healthy generally? It is true that we can’t overemphasize the importance of water to the body as the various organs work well when there is adequate supply of water and this rule also applies to drinking water before […]
Continue ReadingStudents of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Friday, protested over the sudden death of a 500-level student of the institution, Ayomide Akeredolu, who slumped and died on Thursday evening. The students blocked the ever-busy Akure-Ilesha road for several hours as the travelers were stranded on the road due to the gridlock. All […]
Continue ReadingThe evicted BBNaija All Stars housemate and entrepreneur, Uriel Ngozi Oputa, popularly called Uriel, has shared details about a four-year-old condition that may hinder her the ability to procreate normally and biologically. In a recent interview with media personality Hero Daniels, Uriel revealed that she suffers from amenorrhea, a condition characterized by a woman not […]
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organisation and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown. The WHO classified the new variant as one under surveillance “due to the large number (more than 30) of spike gene mutations it carries”, it wrote in […]
Continue ReadingChieftain of the Labour Party (LP) and Professor of Political Economy and Management, Pat Utomi, has spoken about his struggle with cancer. In a series of tweets on Friday, Utomi revealed he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 after a biopsy. The professor did not state the exact form of cancer he is grappling with. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian philanthropist, Chigozie Effe, is seeking advice on what to do after a critically ill woman who is in dire need of urgent surgery in Delta State declined blood transfusion as it’s against her belief as a Jehovah’s witness. “Update. Lydia has bluntly refused to accept blood transfusions saying it’s against her belief as a […]
Continue ReadingA total of 529 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), according to the examination report obtained from the MDCN on Sunday. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on Wednesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan […]
Continue ReadingDoctors in Israel have re-attached a boy’s head after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. According to Mail Online, twelve-year-old Palestinian Suleiman Hassan, from the West Bank, suffered an internal decapitation where the base of the skull and the top of the spine become detached, but the skin is still intact. […]
Continue ReadingMillions of men in the US reportedly suffer from a curved penis, but are too embarrassed to seek help due to societal stigma, a Texas urologist has cautioned. The scientist dropped the wince-worthy bombshell during a recent appearance on the Peter Attia Drive Podcast. “This population, I call the population that suffers in silence,” Dr. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Big Brother Naija reality housemate, Doyinsola Anuoluwapo David, who is popularly known as Doyin, has made known her stance on the issue of abortion. The reality star declared that she is a pro-choice activist, meaning that a pregnant woman should have the freedom to choose an abortion if she does not want to have […]
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